I believe your procedure is also referred to as an anchor incision and Shalee04 had it, I think, and is thrilled with the results. She posted that the central incision basically disappeared and she has a great figure. I can see where that procedure would give an hourglass figure compared to a plain TT. Please keep posting about your journey.

Mimi

Edited January 17, 201016 yr by Mimilou2004

Hahahahaha, yes work is a 4 letter word. I just left a request with my boss to come back on a Friday instead of a manic Monday, just in case I don't do as well as you. This would make for 4.5wks off. I am not a slug and will be building my energy but like every job, I have to hit the floor moving fast giving it my all when I do go back.

Kenya stew? I don't think so.....too gamey, LOL!!!! Good luck finding the right laces for your running shows!!!

Mimi

OK, so today I have to admit I don't feel so good. I think maybe I overdid it a bit yesterday. I'm so tired I can barely keep my eyes open and my bellybutton is oozing yellow stuff - so I am glad that I will be seeing Ms Serra (the surgeon) tomorrow for a check-up.

Well, duh!!!!!!! 5 miles and the dogs jumping onto your lap probably took its toll. Let us know how you do.

Mimi

Well, duh!!!!!!! 5 miles and the dogs jumping onto your lap probably took its toll. Let us know how you do.

Mimi

Ah, Mimi, my dear transatlantic buddy, I knew I could rely on you to find "le mot juste".:wink:

I am going to do something quick and easy for dinner and am completely leaving the ironing for another day - one thing you can always rely on is that ironing will still be there tomorrow if you don't do it today!!! Then an early night with a good book is in order, I think. Kenya can annoy everyone else this evening cos I'm going to bed:sleep:.

LOL, rest well and sleep tight. Tomorrow is another day.

Mimi

Well, hello there, boys and girls (well, I know Mimi reads this - and hello to anyone else too). Ok, so here is the latest pic, taken this morning by my daughter (choosing the least flattering angle and including a sideways view of the loo in the background - wonderful).

Not too bad!

But here is some totally unrelated news. A couple of years ago a guy called Peter Tobin was convicted of murdering a foreign student and since then he has turned out to be the most prolific serial killer Britain has ever known.

When I was a teenager my best friend, at the time (Lesley) and I used to hang around with a bunch of daft teens, just like me, in Brighton. One of those teenagers was my cousin. In November (last year) my Mum passed away and I had to attend her funeral where I saw this cousin for the first time in 20 years - and it turns out that one person of our acquaintance - a guy we used to call Dodgy Pete - was none other than Peter Tobin the serial killer.

Well, that was surprising enough, but on Crimewatch for the last two months (apparently - I don't watch it) they have been appealing for information on the wherabouts of Lesley and "Bo" (which was the family nickname I used until I grew out of it in my 20s). Apparently they thought we were both dead. Just to put your minds at rest, I have had contact with Lesley since Tobin moved away.

I have contacted the cops and let them know that rumours of my demise are greatly exaggerated - but this is the closest I've ever been to being famous!

You know, I'm not sure if this still counts as a plastic surgery thread - Is there a crime and punishment forum? :eek:

Edited February 26, 201016 yr by Ohm
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I am in awe of your pics and pray my op will come out as good as yours!

Thanks for posting all about your plastic surgery. I have been following your posts. I know it is in my future and I appreciate all of you who have been so open with your information.

Wow that is really something about Peter Tobin. We all have such interesting lives.

Oh Sue and Pickles, you are both too kind. But I have to agree with you - it is as if I have been given a new body, or perhaps a second chance with the old one. According to Ms Serra (the surgeon) the scar will be virtually invisible in a year so I'm already looking at bikinis....is this just a bit shallow? Yes, definitely, but it's fun!

NO it is not shallow - You are allowed to revel in what YOU have achieved!

You worked your ass off to get where you are - You get up every day and you are walking a road to stay where you are and I believe - That you deserve this.

How many years did you go through unhappy and hating yourself?

Too many methinks

Now - You are in a place where you can look at yourself in the miror and say 'Yeah - I did it - I got there!'

And you look FANTABULOUS

(Yeah I am jealous LOL)

Heck no, go for it. You definitely worked for it.

You look marvelous and the upper scar is almosr invisible now!!!! Ms Serra did a great job. I am glad Tobin didn't get you or anyone in your family. Thanks for posting the picture!!!! Your check up was fine?

Mimi

Edited February 27, 201016 yr by Mimilou2004

Yes. Well, there are three tiny areas (smaller than my little finger nail) which have not healed. There is a bit of infection but I have been given antibiotic cream and povidone iodine to hel and dry it out, and I have no pain (unless that darned dog decides to jump on me).

My sister in law is coming to visit for two weeks today so I may not be online so much for this weekend, but wishing you all well and I'll "see" you all again next week.

Hugs to everyone

Becci

Becci, I will miss your posts. Have fun with family and I hope those little spots clear up quickly. Keep Kenya and Rough Jack off your tummy!!!!!!

Mimi

Hello again. Well, folks, I'm doing really well.

I took my five-year old to a birthday party yesterday and he got a helium balloon. We stopped in at the supermarket on the way home and he let go of the balloon. Of course, it stuck to the ceiling and without thinking I started leaping up and down trying to grab the string of the balloon. It took me a minute before I remembered that I shouldn 't be doing that sort of thing yet. It was only the slight pulling of the tightened/repaired tummy muscles that made me think "ooh, maybe this isn't such a good idea" - so I'm afraid he lost his balloon. So sad:crying:.

On the matter of the Peter Tobin thing, I am now officially recognised as being alive. As I put it in an email I sent them "rumours of my demise have been widely exaggerated". The police, using the information I was able to give them, have been able to find Lesley alive and well in London. So, that's my good deed for the day/week/month/year/lifetime sorted out.

I went out today and spent £76 on toys to try to persuade a very bored Kenya to stop chewing everything. She isn't usually a chewy dog, but she's so bored because I haven't been able to get her back into a good walking routine - I have the stamina but my energy levels are just not back to where they were and I suffer the next day despite the exercise induced euphoria. But if she chews anything else I shall turn her into a pair of shoes and a matching handbag!!! Grrrr!

Becci

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